Read (OBlob, OClob, OBfile) Method

Applies To
OBlob

Description
Reads into a buffer a specified portion of OBlob, OClob, or OBfile value. Returns the total amount of data read in bytes.

Usage
unsigned long Read(unsigned char *buffer, unsigned long buffersize, unsigned long offset = 0) const throw(OException)

unsigned long Read(short *status, unsigned char *buffer, unsigned long buffersize, unsigned long offset = 0) const throw(OException)

Arguments

status	Status of the current operation. Possible return values are: · OLOB_NEED_DATA - There is more data to be read · OLOB_NODATA - There is no data to be read usually due to an error condition · OLOB_SUCCESS - Data read successfully
buffer	Pointer to user-supplied buffer.
buffersize	Size of the buffer. In bytes for OBlob, in bytes for OClob if streaming is enabled, otherwise in characters.
offset	based offset into the LOB where reading will begin. The default value of zero causes the read to start at the beginning of the LOB in non-streaming mode or the value passed to EnableStreaming when in streaming mode. In bytes for OBlob, characters for OClob.

Remarks
This method reads the LOB or BFILE data from the offset and returns the number of bytes read.

See the Remarks for EnableStreaming. See GetOptimumChunkSize for additional comments.

Examples
Example: Reading a Blob